The webpage is where we update the latest information regarding projects, dissertation, meetings and timeline. Please make sure you check this webpage as frequently as possible.
Note that you are expected to commit approximately 40 hours of work each week to achieve the learning outcomes of MATH6031.
Offline changepoint detection:
Reinforcement learning and bandit algorithm:
Supervisor:
We will have biweekly meetings on Thursdays. see the table below for a provisional schedule of :
| Date& Loaction | Meeting type | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun, 54/10037 | group meeting 1 | Minutes 1, Project Background |
| 27 Jun,B54/9001 | individual meeting 1 | |
| 11 Jul, TBD | group meeting 2 | Dissertation Write-Up |
| 25 Jul, B54/9001 or Teams | individual meeting 2 | |
| 08 Aug, TBD | group meeting 3 | Presentations |
| 22 Aug, B54/9001 or Teams | individual meeting 3 | |
| 05 Sep, B54/9001 or Teams | individual meeting 4 |
| Luyao | Yuheng | Yingxi | Zhenrong | Chenyue | Tongziyan | Tsung-Wen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30 | 10:30-11:00 | 11:00-11:30 | 13:00-13:30 | 13:30-14:00 | 14:00-14:30 | 14:30-15:00 |
Here is an introduction to the background of the two project themes, with some examples of possible topics. I will introduce the materials in our group meeting 1 on Monday 17th June.
Although not compulsory, I recommend each of you to create a research note — which is used to keep a record of all your research activities such as reading, coding, and brilliant ideas. The notes will be also very helpful to build your dissertation, and you can use it for your presentations as well. In general, there is no restrictions on the contents or formats of the research note. You can make detailed and the concrete records or , and feel free use whateever softwares, such as Latex, R Markdwon or MS Word.
I have created an example of the notes (for our Meeting 1) using R Markdown, you can view and download the source Rmd file here. If you want to learn about R Markdown, here is a short tutorial video made by my colleague Dr. Jon Cockayne, and a cheatsheet of frequent commands.
On blackboard, there is a detailed Guidelines for Writing MSc Dissertations, which includes all the important information regarding your dissertation write-up, such as the structure, formatting, referencing style, length, etc. Please make sure you follow the guidelines carefully throughout your dissertation. We will also introduce some key points regarding write-up in Group meeting 2. Here is a link of the slides.
Although softwares such as Microsoft Word are acceptable, you are encouraged to use Latex to write your dissertation for better mathematical and graphic presentation. If you are not familiar with latex before, here are some tutorial to get started:
We also have a latex template on Overleaf, which you can directly use to write your dissertation.
You should hand in your final dissertation as a PDF or Word document.
Based on the experience from previous years, a suggested timeline to work on your project is given below:
17 Jun - 17 Jul:
Decide your specific topic; get familiar with relevant literature; understand the key references and methodologies therein; attempt some of the coding tasks (remember to keep a record of all your progress, e.g., use research notes).
17 Jul - 17 Aug:
Focus on the details of the key methodologies, carry out all the numerical experiments (coding tasks), and collect/present all the results, start drafting the dissertation.
17 Aug - 10 Sep:
Wrap up the numerical results, summarise what you have done, write up your dissertation.
Here are some Important Dates :
If you want some feedback on your dissertation, please send it to me before following dates. This is recommended but not compulsory.
Please hand in your dissertation on Blackboard before the following deadline: